INDIANAPOLIS — Juan Pablo Montoya, who saw potential Brickyard 400 victories slip through his hands in 2009 and 2010, has a strong car again as he seeks to become a two-time winner — in IndyCars and NASCAR — at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Montoya, the 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner, posted the fastest lap in the only practice session for Sprint Cup cars Friday in preparation for Sunday’s race.

The Earnhardt Ganassi Racing driver’s average speed of 185.410 was the only one to eclipse 185 mph. He was followed by Kurt Busch (184.347), Austin Dillon (183.944), Paul Menard (183.700) and Kasey Kahne (183.640) on the speed chart.